PRINTER'S NO. 1265
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
219
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY RAFFERTY, SABATINA, BROOKS, DINNIMAN, FARNESE,
LANGERHOLC, ARGALL, EICHELBERGER, BROWNE, MARTIN, FONTANA,
SCAVELLO, BAKER, KILLION, GREENLEAF, BREWSTER, FOLMER, WHITE,
HUTCHINSON, COSTA, STREET, RESCHENTHALER AND AUMENT,
OCTOBER 17, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 17, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing November 10, 2017, as "Marine Corps Day" in
Pennsylvania in honor of the United States Marine Corps'
242nd anniversary of its founding.
WHEREAS, On November 10, 1775, the Second Continental
Congress met in Philadelphia and passed a resolution calling for
two battalions of Marines to be raised for service as landing
forces with the fleet; and
WHEREAS, That resolution established the Continental Marines
and marked the birth date of the United States Marine Corps; and
WHEREAS, Since its first amphibious raid on March 3, 1776,
the United States Marine Corps has fought with great courage on
every continent and in every conflict in American history; and
WHEREAS, During World War I, Marines fought their famed
battle at Belleau Wood, establishing their reputation of
toughness and fierceness; and
WHEREAS, The Marine Corps played a central role in the
liberation of the Pacific Islands during World War II; and
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